Device for securing railroad-rails to ties.



E. J. ROSENGRA NS & H. SANDERSON. DEVICE FOR SECURING RAILROAD RAILS T0 TIES.

APPLICATION TILED 1330.26, 1912.

1,056,944. Patented Mar. 2 5,1913.

THEIR ATTORN ERNEST J. ROSENCRAINS AND HENRY $ANDERSON, ORS 0F ONE-THZSttD 'll) FRANGIS BATES,

03? SAN J1 03E, C'ELIFORNIA.

DEVECE FOR SECURING RAILROAD-RAILS Tt) TIES.

To all whom it may; omit-m Be it known that we. Esussrl Resort CRANE.) a citizen. HEN Y ing at Elam Jose, is the county of Saints Clorii. mid'iiitote of California, have in vented certain new Rails to Ties, of which specification.

@ur invention relates to. improvements in devices for securing reiirosdo'sils to ties.

One object of our invention is to provide means for securin railroad-rails to' ties without melting ho es in'thc tics, and with out the use of bolts, nuts screws or spikes.- 1 Another object of our inventionis to provide Means of securing railroad-rails to ties that will strengthen rather than weaken the tie, and-that. will he etlicient, economical, and durable, easily applied and easily renio ved.

Further objects of our invention will appear in the following description;

Our invention consists of the parts and the construction and combination of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, having reference to the accon1- panying drawings. in Which- Figure 1 is a. perspective view "of our device for securing railroado'ails to tieswhen in use, parts or rail and tie being broken away. Fig. 2 is a perspective (19W of the locking bar. Fig. 3 is s perspective View of the under friction plate, showing the four split pivots. t is an enlarged perspective View of a portion or the under friction plate, and one split pivot being spread with a. tapering tool.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several drawings.

Vith reference to the accompanying drawings. 1. Fig. 1. is a railroad cross-tie which may be of reinforced concrete, Wood,- or any other suitable material and with or without recesses in the upper or lower surfaces thereof. Fig. 1 shows the preferred method of using our device; recess 2 bein cast in the upper'surface of said tie 1, an antifriction pad 3, friction plate 4:, and the flanged base of rail 5 placed therein; recess 6 being cast. in the lower surface of said tie 1, and antifrict-ion pad 7 and friction plate Specificat lm of Letters Patent. oiigilieeiiou flied Ileeiizbcr 26,1912. Serial Ho. Filfihfi.

the United States, and Samnaason, e. llritish snhgect, mod

and useful lrn rove meats in %vices"for Securing Ral'"0&(l-

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. with. ii taperin tool Notched g 8 with its four split pivots pieced therein. Said friction plate 8, Figs. 1. 3, and 4. 1S insole of metal of the proper length, breadth and thickness, and has its two side edges rolled under into the form of a; hollow cylinderss shown at 9, Figs. 1 and 3. The four corners; of said friction plate 8 are prolonged, out, rolled, and split a dist-ante at the ends to form split pivots as shown at ltlyhigs. 1, 3, and i; said split, pivots are for the purpose of receiving the lower ends or notched clamps 11, El clamps 11 being held in p ace on said split. pivots 10 by; spreading said split pivots. 10 12 as shown in Fig. 4. clamps 1-1, metal of the proper dimensions, bored through at one end as shown at 13 to fit said split pivots 10, and provided at their on posite ends with arms 14 formed at right angles to the body ortion of said notched clamps 11 and hove ed on their under sides to approximately the same angle as the flange on said rail purpose of engaging said flanges on said rail 5 when drawn inward by locking bar 17. Notches 16 in said notched clamps 11, are of the proper length and depth to engage locking her 17. Said locking bar 1?, Figs. 1 and 2, is made of metal of the re quired dimensions. the ends thereof being henttqinwcrdly a distance and at right so glee to them'ain portion of said locking bar 17. asshown at 18, Figs. l and 2. and slope downwardly and. inwardly a distance as showii at 19. Fig. 2, to conform to the slope of said notches 16 in said notched clamps 11; the ends of said sides 18 are bent; inu'ardly a distance at locking" bar 17 is for the purpose of drew.- ing said notched clamps 11 together as it is forced upward over said notches 16, thus forcing said arms 14 inwardly; the beveled under surfaces 15of said arms 14 engaging the beveled flanges of said rail 5 and drawing said rail 5 firmly and tightly down to its position on the cross-tie; To remove or elm rose, museums, mm-

Patented Mal. 25, 1913.

. 1, said notched.

Fig. 1, are made of right angles to said sides 18 as shown at 20. Figs. 1 and 2. Said 5, es shown at 15, for the said device for securing railroad-rails to ties. first close the spreadecl portions of said split pivots 10 and pry two of the notched clamps 11 (preferably one on eachside of said cross-tie) from their respective pivots.

is wardly mes es-4 to engage the notches in said noichezl clamps to draw and lock said clamps to the rail, substantially as shown and described,

4:. In a device for securing railroad-rails to ties, metallic clamps having arms. beveled on theunder side thereoi to epproximalely the same angle as the flanges on she rail, said clamps having holes bored through the lower encls thereof and a pluislity of notches cal in the outer sides lheieof; a metallic'loclzing bar, the ends being bent. inwardly a distance and aim right engles to when looking bar 17 will. fall. sway-and.- the remaining not heal clamps can be easily detached fi'om the rail. I l Having thus describefi Oul'iIlVQDiZlOjll,\Vll2lt 5 we claim as new eiicl desire to secmeby Lei,-

ters Pslent, is- 1. In a device fore securing railroad-rails 'to ties, a metallic iyiction plate having its two side edges rolled downwarclly end ina distance into a cylindrical form, said cylindrical port-ion vprojecting a lisiance beyond the ends 0'1" said friction plate and at the 50111 corners thereof, said prc the main port-ion anrl sloping: iownweriy lECtlXlg cylindrical portions being split back and inwardly a distance coniormmg; '60 the r a distance from the ends'the'reof, as shown and (iesciriloed.

slope 0% said notches out in said clamps. and adapted vto draw and lock said notched In a device. for-securing rsilroa rails lamps to rethef when forced. upward, to lies a metallic plate having split pivot clamping the rail mad he hogeiher, as shown and describes.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

E ERKEST JJROSENC-RANS.

HENRY SANDERSON.

'Witnesses:

J0me A. Niusau'rm J. B. Gsaieims.

notched clamps and means for 's ibstantiafiy as on the four corners thereof, pivotally mounted lhereon retaining the same in place, shown and described, a

3. in a device f0! securing railroad-rails to tics a friclion plate hsviiig split pivots on the four corners thereof, notched clamps pivotaily mounted thereon, means ferretaining said notched clamps onseid split pivots, and a locking bar bent and formed 

